Here in Ottawa we have a fairly tame Ruffed Grouse that's becoming quite a ham for photographers , so on New Years day I got out and spent a 1/2 hour with it , taken with 20D w/ 200 F/2.8L , 1/100 sec @ F/8.0 , ISO 800 , +1 EC , edited in lightroom and CS2 , any comments are appreciated
Sharp, a good exposure, a bit tight on the tail but nothing fatal, and a pretty good head angle all make this a pleasing image. You did fairly well with a somewhat cluttered background. The scraggly branch that intersects with the bird's rump and lower back is distracting (as is the white blob just above that). If it fits with your personal ethics, it would not be too hard to clean that area up with good Quick Masking techniques. lal, artie
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Fully agree Would add than by moving slightly you could have kept the head from merging with the tree I like the sloping snow very much and head angle !!
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